From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Pence blasts NY Times for anti-Semitic Trump-Netanyahu cartoon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Vice President Mike Pence condemns the New York Times for an anti-Semitic cartoon that appeared in the newspaper’s international edition over the weekend.
It showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dachshund wearing a Star of David collar and leading a blind and skullcap-wearing US President Donald Trump.
We stand with Israel and we condemn antisemitism in ALL its forms, including @nytimes political cartoons. https://t.co/tPbGqDBwza
— Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) April 28, 2019
In response to a tweet from the New York Times Opinion account saying the image “was offensive, and it was an error in judgment to publish it,” Pence slams the publication for anti-Semitism.
“We stand with Israel and we condemn antisemitism in ALL its forms, including @nytimes political cartoons,” Pence says.
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